CO2, Environment, Plastics: What we Know (Thinking Things Through)
What the Media Don’t Want You to Know. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Steve Macek. In the context of the current COP 27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we discuss the ongoing global disparity in carbon emissions between the nations of the so-called global North and global […]
War, Peace, and Demilitarization (Thinking Things Through)
Finding a Way Forward in a Time of Danger. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Pete Doktor. Our guest describes a) his journey from combat medic in the U.S. military to becoming a a peace advocate and proponent of demilitarization; b) his family background and upbringing and how they how […]
Herbert Marcuse and his Relevance for Today (Thinking Things Through)
War, Climate and Democracy: a Way Forward. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Doug Kellner. We discuss the work of Herbert Marcuse, pre-eminent German-American political philosopher, theorist, and scholar/activist of the 20th century, whose work made important contributions to our understanding of advanced capitalist societies. His work continues to contribute […]
Is the US Electorate Ready for November (Thinking Things Through)
All Indications Are that They Are Not. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Jay Fidell. We discuss the political apathy and lack of civic education and engagement among a significant portion of youth in the U.S. today: why this is, what its causes are, and the reasons for its lack […]
Big Tech, Corporate Media and the ‘News’ (Thinking Things Through)
Critical Thinking, Critical Media Literacy. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Mickey Huff. In the third installment of our series on ‘Project Censored,’ we discuss what ‘news’ is, what distinguishes it from opinion and junk food news; how junk food news operates, and what its effects are on the viewing/listening […]
Bias, Censorship, and the Mass Media (Thinking Things Through)
Critical Thinking for Critical Times. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Andy Lee Roth. We discuss popular notions of news bias; how ‘bias’ is different from news ‘slant’; which kinds of people are treated as newsworthy (and which kinds are not), and why; what the view or ‘framing’ of an […]
Radical Sociology, Democracy, and Power (Thinking Things Through)
Thinking Critically in Critical Times. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Peter Phillips. We discuss radical sociology, democracy, and what’s at the root of the many global problems we face today. We talk about power, the concentration of global capital and issues like the Russia-Ukraine War, the January 6, 2021 […]
Gun Violence, Race, and the Big Picture (Thinking Things Through)
Critical Thinking for Critical Times. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Alphonso Braggs. We discuss gun violence, racism, and mass shootings in the United States in the context of the long history of violence against Blacks and other peoples of color. We discuss the connections among issues of race, racism, […]
What is Critical Theory, Part 2 (Thinking Things Through)
Thinking Critically in Critical Times. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is Michael J. Thompson. We continue our discussion of Critical Theory with Michael J. Thompson, Professor of Political Science at William Paterson University. We revisit the main dimensions of this kind of thinking, and discuss examples of how it can […]
How to Think Critically (Thinking Things Through)
Critical Thinking in Critical Times. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. We discuss what critical thinking is, and why it is a vital skill for American citizens if we are to have a truly democratic society. We discuss the concept of “democracy”: what it means; how the term is defined and used by […]
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President Biden’s decision to withhold offensive weapons if Israel attacks Rafah has scrambled cease-fire talks. But much of the various sides’ recriminations may be to gain advantage — or shift [...]
Defiant Israelis have vowed to do “whatever is necessary” in the Gaza Strip despite the American president’s threat to withhold weapons. [...]
In an interview on the MSNBC show “Morning Joe,” on Thursday, Ms. Clinton criticized student protesters, saying many were ignorant of the history of the Middle East, the United States [...]
The author said he made the decision after the university called the police to remove peaceful protesters from their encampments. [...]
In a second day of cross-examination, Ms. Daniels resisted the implication she had tried to shake down Donald J. Trump by selling her story of a sexual liaison. [...]
Israeli leader says his country will "stand alone" and "fight with fingernails" if shipments are halted. [...]
Experts say the star witness's answers were sometimes useful - and other times completely irrelevant. [...]
Lawyers tell the BBC people infected after September 1991 should be allowed to claim compensation. [...]
The Labour leader will pledge to divert £75m from the Rwanda scheme to border security if he wins power. [...]
Twenty-year-old singer Eden Golan makes the final, despite being booed during dress rehearsals. [...]
Adult film star Stormy Daniels denied using a sexual encounter with former US President Donald Trump to make money as she wrapped up testimony in his hush money trial. [...]
He was a partner of the law firm Mossack Fonseca, at one time the world's fourth-largest provider of offshore financial services. The firm closed due to "irreparable damage" in the [...]
According to police estimates, over 10,000 people turned up to protest Israel's inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo, Sweden. Israeli contestant Eden Golan made the final with [...]
His father ruled Chad for a generation and now Mahamat Deby Itno has consolidated the family dynasty with victory in the presidential election. [...]
The event, which happens every quarter century, will attract over 30 million pilgrims. But the Italian capital's infrastructure is in a sad state, leading many to ask if it can [...]
Another year, another glitter-filled spectacle known as the Eurovision Song Contest. The Grand Final airs Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ET on Peacock in the United States. [...]
Ukraine uncovers what they say was a sophisticated network of spies working with Russia to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. And in Russia, during a celebration marking [...]
The case against the ex-Spanish soccer federation head who kissed player Jenni Hermoso without consent is going to trial, a judge ruled. Three others will be tried for allegedly pressuring [...]
Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has largely been kept out of the spotlight — until now. His name appears on a list of delegates for Florida at the [...]
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then [...]
Cavaliers blow out Celtics 118-94, tie series at 1 game apiece [...]
Dairon Blanco had three hits, including a two-run homer in the third, Michael Wacha picked up his first win in over a month and the Kansas City Royals rolled to [...]
Luka Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-110 to even their Western Conference semifinals series at one win [...]
The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its [...]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing to update his budget proposal [...]
